Mergers & Acquisitions Industry News

1stWEST M&A Update Summary / 4th Quarter 2009
January 31, 2010
1stWEST Mergers & Acquisitions is a full service national and international investment banking and advisory firm that is focused on the underserved lower middle-market of companies with sales of $10 to $100 million.  In 2009, with the volatility in the credit markets, continuing levels of high employment and uncertainty in the economy, completed deal volume showed a modest increase over the prior year.  It was a bifurcated market, in which quality companies with TTM EBITDA margins and revenue growth > 10%, were able to achieve close to pre-downturn valuation as is shown below: 
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